annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

enforcement; key informant interviews for an overview on the justice system’s responses tobattery; and lastly, document analysis of District, High, and Family Court decisions withrespect to domestic violence.Source: Author’s abstractRobertson, N. (1999). Stopping violence programmes: Enhancing the safety of battered women orproducing better educated batterers? New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 28(2), 68-78.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13080.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Perpetrators/offenders, Maori, Justice,Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This article reviews the literature around the effectiveness of stopping violenceprogrammes. It highlights that there are a number of problems when assessing how effective aprogramme is in ending violence against women. The author discusses how various modelsand formats are used across treatment programmes, and how this diversity contributes to theconflicting evidence regarding the effectiveness of these programmes. It is pointed out thatthere are significant problems with many of the evaluation measures, for example, it is oftendifficult to tell what was evaluated, there are varying opinions as to what signifies ‘success’and how this should be assessed, and the unreliability of self-reporting by the participants.Because of this, the effectiveness of a programme is often overrated. The article concludes bysuggesting that there is a place for stopping violence programmes. However, they should beused in conjunction with other community-wide programmes aimed at protecting batteredwomen.Robertson, N. (2003). Battered women in New Zealand: Implications for general practitioners. NewEthicals Journal: New Zealand’s Journal of Patient Management, 6(2), 11-16.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12961.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Physical abuse, Psychological/emotional abuse,Women, Children, Victims/survivors, Gender, Health, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This article aims to inform general practitioners about the dynamics and impact ofbattering and women’s experiences of partner abuse. The author argues that healthprofessionals are in a position to make a real difference to the lives of women who are abusedif they recognise and respond to partner violence. The article briefly covers the types ofpower and control tactics used by abusers, the myths about violence, including the myth thatwomen are as violent as men, the effects on women and children, how women cope with andtry to resist the violence, legal protection, and an intervention process for health professionals.Robertson, N. (2005). There are no magic bullets: The case for coordinated community interventions.Te Awatea Review, 3(2), 9-10.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13101.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Women, Perpetrators/offenders, Violence against men,Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This article is a summary of a seminar presented by the author at Te AwateaViolence Research Centre. The article is written in two parts. The first section addresses thequestion of whether women are as violent as men. The author discusses how many studieshave shown this to be true. However, these studies often use the Conflict Tactics Scale or like158